Family and Consumer Sciences is a broad ranging subject area. Relevant topics may be found through many links, including some under the science heading.

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)

The FDA site contains links to program areas, consumer advice, an area for educators, current news and news releases, and links to other nutrition sites.  It also includes a search tool to find specific topics on the site.

USDA Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion

Find the latest research on health and nutrition on this site by the USDA.  Research reports, government publications and more can be accessed (and often, downloaded) from this page. 

National Institute for Consumer Education

Eastern Michigan University maintains this site that includes mini-lessons for educators on topics including credit, financial management, children and money, cars and housing, and fraud and scams.  The site also has links to a wide variety of full text articles of interest to consumer educators.

National Network for Child Care

Iowa State hosts this site containing excellent links to information about the various stages of child development including infant, toddler, pre-schooler, school-age as well as intellectual and social development issues.

The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

This is the home page for the professional association for Family and Consumer Sciences.

Family and Consumer Science Links

Here is a page from the University of Idaho with links to sites on a wide range of FACS topics including:  nutrition, consumer issues, managing money, medicine, child development.

Food Science and Food Safety

This site has information of interest to food service professionals and Family and Consumer Science students about food safety issues. It includes links to many other good information sources.

Food and Drug Administration

This site of the federal government contains information about food, cosmetics, drugs, safety, farming, and a wide variety of health-related topics.

Family and Consumer Sciences Education

The home page for University of Minnesota's Family and Consumer Science Education department contains information about their programs as well as links to other information for teachers.

Family and Consumer Sciences at University of Georgia

The University of Georgia at Athens department of Family and Consumer Sciences has its own homepage at the address above.

 

Iowa State College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Another college with a home page for this department is the Iowa State University. Their page contains similar links to other colleges mentioned above and information about ISU in general.

 

Buffalo Exchange

This site is a place for buying/selling used clothing. The fashion world has more recently made such purchases a trendy thing to wear - they emphaisze natural fabrics. This is their online catalog.

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